Curiosity is a raw and genuine sign from deep inside our tangled psyches, and we'd do well to follow the direction it points us in.

You know, kids need to feel like they're not being drowned out by superior competitors and they'll make that connection that, with a little more effort, I can compete. I can be competitive. I can be successful here with a little more effort and application and they learn that themselves. It's not just us telling them how hard you work matters. They need to feel it on their own.

I used to use business to make money. But I've learned that business is a tool. You can use it to support what you believe in.

I learned that it was in hard times that people usually changed the course of their life; in good times, they frequently only talked about change. Hard times forced them to overcome the doubts that normally gave them pause.It surprised me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice.

We've all lost something along the way.

A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.

I used to want to change the world. Now I'm open to letting it change me.